Sensex closes 16 pts up after a volatile day

The stockmarket witnessed extreme volatility during the day but managed to end in the green.

At 3:30 pm, the Sensex provisionally closed up 10.16 points or 0.09% at 10,754.04 while the Nifty closed up 4.60 points or 0.15% at 3,147.80.

Among the Sensex pack, there were 13 advances to 17 declines. On the Nifty, there were 19 advances to 31 declines.

Among sectoral indices, metal, banking, cement and IT stocks were off from lower levels. The autos pack was down 0.63%, Bankex fell 0.87%, pharma stocks moved down 0.63%, metal index was down 1.30% and FMCG and oil and gas indices closed flat.